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Pipe trasfer crane from PLV Solitaire, Wheatstone 44" trunkline, Wheatstone LNG project, Western Australia. Supply vessel Aldemir Souza Tide.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Arizona
As strange as it may sound, these organ pipe cactus sing. They produce a humming sound when the wind blows through them.
Hired some pipe cutters a while back and thoroughly enjoyed the process. In comparison to cutting with a hacksaw it's relatively as easy as a knife through butter. Ace fun.
Making up new rear brake pipes for the Alfa. Having cut the pipe to length and slid on the fittings, the next step is to flare the ends using a special tool borrowed from Chris.
Marching pipe bands are a feature of the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in London, held on the Sunday nearest to March 17th (the date of St. Patrick's death).
Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, and is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. He was born in Roman Britain during the late fourth century, but at the age of sixteen was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken to Ireland as a slave. He escaped, and trained as a priest, eventually returning to Ireland, where he was an evangelist for over 30 years.
E257 --- Pipe --- Wood, Metal, Ivory, Paper, Thread; Inupiaq; Brevig Mission, Alaska. Donated by T.L. Brevig.
Pipe made by the Hopewell Native American culture (100BC-500AD), found in the Tremper Mound near Portsmouth, Ohio, excavated in 1915.
Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family) "Dutchman's pipe"
Aristolochia is a large plant genus with over 500 species. Collectively known as birthworts, pipevines or Dutchman's pipes, they are the namesake of the family (Aristolochiaceae).
Distinctive 6 inch flowers that look like pelicans from the side, shaded and netted purple and brown. Leaves are heart-shapped to 8 ins across, growing on a vine. A unique and rare species.
The flowers grow in the leaf axils. They are inflated and globose at the base, continuing as a long perianth tube, ending in a tongue-shaped, brightly colored lobe. There is no corolla. The calyx is one to three whorled, and three to six toothed. The sepals are united (gamosepalous). There are six to 40 stamens in one whorl. They are united with the style, forming a gynostemium. The ovary is inferior and is four to six locular.
These flowers have a specialized pollination mechanism. The plants are aromatic and their strong scent[2] attracts insects. The inner part of the perianth tube is covered with hairs, acting as a fly-trap. These hairs then wither to release the fly, covered with pollen.
The fruit is dehiscent capsule with many endospermic seeds.